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Joint statement about Otters and Fisheries from Angling Trust, English Nature and the Environment Agency
The Wildlife Management Group met recently to exchange information and to seek opportunities to resolve issues regarding otters and freshwater fisheries.

National Fishing Week – a new era
Following a recent strategic meeting between the Angling Trade Association, the Angling Trust and the Environment Agency, it was unanimously decided that the newly-formed Angling Trust would oversee the running of the successful National Fishing Week in 2009 and beyond.

Anglers welcome regulation of forgotten sewage discharges (at last)
The Angling Trust and Fish Legal cautiously welcomed today’s announcement from the Environment Agency that, 20 years after privatisation, over 4,000 unregulated sewage overflows are finally to be monitored and policed

Fishing nets policy is all at sea
The unregulated manufacture and sale of fishing nets needs to be stopped

Angling Trust - Crucial meeting to forestall EU angling ban
Half a million UK recreational sea anglers will hear next week if the EU will ration how many fish they can take home for the family supper.

The Angling Foundation is a non-political, non-profit making body which advises on angling and fish welfare issues. It gives guidance on these matters by the production of voluntary standards, guidelines and best practice for all sectors of the sport and industry in the UK. All Angling Foundation guidance takes due regard to environmental and conservation issues.

Additionally the Angling Foundation seeks to further the participation in angling through support of projects for the promotion of angling, especially with young, disabled or disadvantaged groups and projects for the recruitment of new anglers.

The Angling Foundation is supported by the Professional Coarse Fisheries Association, the Angling Trades Association and other angling organisations.

Fisheries Accreditation Scheme

The Angling Foundation are pleased to announce that the Fisheries Accreditation Scheme (FAS) is up and running with a number of lakes now gaining their Gold, Silver or Bronze Accreditation Awards. If you are interested in accrediting your fishery and raising the standards of your lakes to attract more anglers, please visit the FAS site for more details.